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footstone

US/ˈfʊtstoʊn/

footstone noun: a gravestone placed at the foot of a grave; typically smaller than a headstone, and frequently resembling a large cobblestone.

Noun

footstone (plural footstones)

  1. A gravestone placed at the foot of a grave; typically smaller than a headstone, and frequently resembling a large cobblestone.

Forms of footstone

pluralfootstones

Origin of footstone

From foot + stone.

Questions about footstone

What does footstone mean?
Footstone means a gravestone placed at the foot of a grave; typically smaller than a headstone, and frequently resembling a large cobblestone.
What part of speech is footstone?
Footstone is a noun.
How do you pronounce footstone?
Footstone is pronounced /ˈfʊtstoʊn/ (US).
What is the plural of footstone?
The plural of footstone is footstones.

Words near footstone in the dictionary

  1. footstep
  2. footsteps
  3. footstick
  4. footsticks
  5. footstink
  6. footstone
  7. footstones
  8. footstool
  9. footstooled
  10. footstools
  11. footstove

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